DELOSPERMA NAPIFORME

This member of the Aizoaceae family was described by Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes in 1927. It is found on Reunion Island, growing in grit or other well-drained soil with some water in summer and lots of sun. The flowers are white, and it can be reprod uced apart from by seed, by cuttings as well. The caudex can grow to 2,5 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant reach fifteen centimetres.

The genera name from delos; visible' and sperma; 'seeds' as the seeds are visible in the capsules. The species name means 'turnip-shaped' for the root. Seen on IPNI as a Ficoidaceae. Cactus Aventures International and Rowland and others clams it is a Mesembryanthemaceae. The dry fruits pops open in seconds, when a drop of water hits it.